The Toronto Maple Leafs were built for the Domi family.
Toronto fans adore players who are rugged, tough, underdog types who wear their hearts on the blue and white sleeve. It took Max Domi, who possesses more finesse and less of the pugilistic attitude his father Tie championed in his years with the Toronto Maple Leafs, a few games, but he’s finally giving the Leafs some inspired play.
When Leafs general manager Brad Treliving signed Domi this past offseason to a one-year deal, it was unclear what kind of role Domi would have on a team full of top-end talent like centers Auston Matthews and captain John Tavares plus wingers Mitch Marner and William Nylander.